Pediatric surgery and self-reported anxiety in children and their parents: A psychometric analysis of the state-trait operation anxiety (STOA) questionnaire

Abstract

The STOA questionnaire is the first psychometrically tested questionnaire specifically for fears of surgery that can be used for self-report among children, adolescents, and their parents. Future studies should collect further evidence of its validity as well as comparative scores for specific patient groups and norm values to increase the utility of the instrument.